Convertible seat for vehicles



Dec. 6, 1927.

, F. L. GIRARD CONVERTIBLE SEAT FOR VEHICLES Filed Au 0. 1926 Ill/ll INVENTOR ATTOR N EY Patented 6, V1927.

FRANK L. GIRARD, or sin'rooos, OREGON,

CONVERTIBLE SEAT non VEHICLES.

Application filed August 30, 1926. Serial No. 132,500.

This invention relates to convertible seats for vehicles, and its primary object is to provide a means whereby the seats ofa vehicle such as an automobile may be converted into a reclining surface to be used as a bed or the like. V I

A further object of the invention is to provide a means for forming areclining surface out of the seats of a two seated vehicle which includes a movableback for the front seat, with means for securing saidiback. in vertical position or supporting the same in horizontal position for association with the seat cushions of the front and rear seats to provide a bed or the like. a

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specificallyvpointed out in the appended claim. t I

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like o corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which: n V 1 Figure 1 is a sectional view taken vertically through the body of a two seated vehicle and showing the back andrbottom of the front seat in, dotted lines when arranged to provide a reclining surfaceand in full lines when disposed in normal position.

Figure 2 is a rear view of the front seat, Figure 3 is a fragmentary view of the back of the front seat with parts broken away to illustratethe,-1neans for latching.

the back in operative vertical position and supporting the same in horizontal position.

Referring to the drawings in detail the letterA indicates a fragmentary portion of a vehicle body and B the rear seat thereof which includes'the'usual seat cushion C,

he front seat has a movable'back l and the usual-seat cushion 2, and secured to the movable back 1 is a cushion 3. Theback is pivoted to the rear frame of the seat as at 4 and 5 by pins 6. 1

{The means for securing the back in its normal upright position and supporting the same in its horizontaleposition'includes a pair of rods 7 an havi g 91 6 .Qf their ends bent at right angles as at 9 and being operatively held associated in keepers 10 as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings, by a coil spring 11. A pin 12 is transversely arranged through the ends 9 and the pins project upon opposite sides of the ends to re ceive one of the end convolutions of the coil spring, while the opposite end convolution engages the adjacent side of its casing 13.

7- and S when the back is disposed in its normal upright position, and grooves 15, regis-v tcr with the grooves 1 as shown, to receive the right angle ends 9 when the rods are IVhen the'back is in its last mentioned position, the rods support the back so that its cushion is arranged in horizontal alignment with the seat cushion C ofthe back seat and the front cushion 2 is arranged in close proximity to the cushion 3, and all of these mentioned cushions provide a comfortable re-v. clining surface as will be readily apparent. It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andinovel features of my invention will be readily apparent. I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

I claim The combination with the seat cushions of a front and back seat of a motor vehicle,

a movable back for the front seat and being I pivotally secured at its lower end for movement thereof in a rearward vertical. plane, casings secured in the back upon'opposite sides thereof, a rod having a right angle bent end mounted for slidable movement in removed'from the keepers to lower the back as suggestedwby dotted lines in Figure 1. i

each of said casings, a keeper for each casing provided Wifh a groove to acconnnochdie the in the kccpem and said rods hcing adapH-d body portion of the rods When the back to support the hack in a horizolnial. position In disposed in its normal upright position, so (hat the onshion thzncofwill be niigncd and also being formed with grooves comwith the seat cushions of the front and back municafing with the grooves first mentioned seats to provide a bed.

to accommodate the right angle bent ends Intestnnony whereof I afiix my signature. when the ends are removed from the keepcrs, coil springs adapted to urge said ends FRANK L. GTRz-XRD. 

